Day 1 Arrive Beijing
Arrive Beijing, China’s capital. You will marvel the magnificent cosmopolitan even you are not the first time visitor. Stay in the 4 star Peace Hotel.

Day 2 Beijing (B, L, D)
Visit the world’s largest plaza -- Tiananmen Square. The magnificent royal court Forbidden City offers endless stories to find. Continue your trip to the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace, the emblems of the country.

Day 3 Beijing (B, L, D)
You guide takes you to the Great Wall. Walking on the Great Wall is a once in a life time experience. Also visit the Ming Imperial Tombs. An authentic Peking Duck dinner party tonight.

Day 4 Beijing/Wuhan/Yangtze River Cruise (B, L, D)
Transfer to the airport to take morning flight to Wuhan, have some city tour before board the fine cruise ship,M. V. President I, II, III, M. S. Blue Whale or M. S. Yangtze Angel. Set sail at 5 p.m. (Different cruise ships have different itineraries. Description on cruise is just an example).

Day 5 Yangtze River Cruise <Jingzhou > (B, L, D)
While you are learning Taiji from cruise director in the morning, your cruise ship is passing through the most fertilized land of Yangtze in the middle reaches. Arrive Jingzhou at 5pm. Visit the twin city with modern textile industry and 3000-year history, Ancient city wall with moat; a large museum with "Ten World’s Most" exhibits including a male mummy buried 2,000 years ago. Staying at your outside cabin or relaxing on the sundeck as you observe the farms and happy village life moving on. Captain’s welcome banquet.

Day 6 Yangtze River Cruise <Three Gorges Dam > (B, L, D)
Passing the shiplock at Gezhouba Dam, you are entering the fabled Yangtze Three Gorges this morning. Disembark at the constructing Three Gorges Dam site and have a close look at the world’s largest hydro project. Then reach Badong for overnight. Xiling Gorge, the first and the longest, featured with dramatic shoals, verdant cliffs, temples and landmark rocks.

Day 7 Yangtze River Cruise <Badong > (B, L, D)
Excursion in a small boat exploring the Shennong Stream: ancient plank road remains along the river, mysterious ancient Ba people’s coffins suspended high on the cliff, wild monkeys running under the primitive bushes and trees…. Continue to the Wu Gorge. The weathered twelve peaks of Goddess shaped a deep zigzagging valley and forested mountains.

Day 8 Yangtze River Cruise <Wanxian > (B, L, D)
Qutang Gorge. Sailing against the rapids rushing through the 5,000 ft high, 300 feet wide passage, you get over the breath-taking gorges and reach Wanxian. A shore excursion includes visit to the museum with suspended coffin on display, silk factory and free market selling everything fresh – an insight at the local daily life. After the Captains’ Farewell Banquet, there is a gala party tonight on the ship till next day morning.

Day 9 Yangtze River Cruise/Chongqing/Kunming (B, L, D)
Your cruiser reaches Chongqing at 9 AM. Disembark the ship and fly to Kunming, known as "Spring City" because of its pleasant climate all year around. Meet and transfer to 4 star Golden Dragon Hotel.

Day 10 Kunming/Dali (B, L, D)
Full day trip to famous Stone Forest for rich format of different stones. Transfer to the airport for evening flight Kunming/Dali, check in to Dali Hotel for overnight.

Day 11 Dali/Lijiang (B, L, D)
Morning sightseeing in Dali to the famous Dali Three Pagodas, Butterfly Spring and Museum, also see Tea-making demonstration. After lunch, bus transfer to Lijiang. Check in Grand Hotel Lijiang or same class. Free time to explore the fantastic old town, which is famous for its old buildings, bridges over small rivers fed by mountain snow, and colorful local life of Naxi Nationality with many shops and bars.

Day 12 Lijiang (B, L, D)
Full day trip to visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the Stone Drum Village and the First Bend of the river.

Day 13 Lijiang/Kunming (B,L,D)
Visit Maoniuping of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Black Dragon Pool. More free time to wander in the old town before transfer to the airport for evening flight back to Kunming. Transfer to Golden Dragon Hotel.

Day 14 Kunming/Guangzhou/Hong Kong (B, L)
Fly from Kunming to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province and the southern gate of China, for a rich dim sum luncheon. Then connect your train to Hong Kong, "the Peal of Orient". Transfer by shuttle bus to your Marco Polo Hotel or same class. Tour ends.

Quotation for tour group: US$1220P.P.

B=Breakfast. L=Lunch. D=Dinner. F=Flavor dinner

Price subject to changes in certain travel terms and market seasons.

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